Ranieri has heart set on City

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Claudio Ranieri believes he can recreate his “Chelsea miracle” if he is given the vacant post at Manchester City. However, the Italian will not be installed until the end of next week at the earliest providing prospective new owner Thaksin Shinawatra pushes through his takeover plans.

Having initially given the impression a deal would be concluded for Shinawatra to buy the 29 per cent stake of chairman John Wardle and business partner David Makin by the end of this month, talks have dragged on, with paperwork now being handled by Shinawatra’s lawyers. An irrevocable undertaking by the Thai to buy